Las Vegas poker pro nabs $2.3 million (Detroit News)
June 30, 2007
Las Vegas poker pro Freddy Deeb won $2.3 million Friday morning, beating out a field of 148 players in the World Series of Poker.
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Poker hobby pays off for south Fort Myers man (The News-Press)
June 30, 2007
While some Southwest Florida retirees spend their days playing golf or fishing, Roger Linnemann spends his at the poker tables.
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World Series of Poker learns a lesson from NASCAR (Las Vegas Business Press)
June 30, 2007
Sponsor banners, advertisements and corporate signage abound at this year’s World Series of Poker. Even the poker tables are sponsored, tagged with the logos of Milwaukee’s Best Light beer, PartyPoker.net and Planters nuts.
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Blind poker player says he’s denied World Series of Poker spot (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
June 30, 2007
It’s every sports player’s dream to play in the Super Bowl or World Series, and the same holds true for people who play poker as a sport. A Bakersfield man…
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The stakes go up: ‘No limit’ poker OK’d for Jacksonville (Savannah Morning News)
June 30, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - James Barlow is a regular at the velvet-topped tables inside the poker room at St. Johns Greyhound Park, sometimes logging six nights a week playing low-stakes cards.
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Poker Champ Shares Some Tips (CBS News)
June 30, 2007
With millions in prize money up for grabs at the World Series of Poker, the game has exploded in popularity in recent years. Champion player Chris Moneymaker paid a visit to The Early Show to share some tips.
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Bar poker ban ends Sunday (Casper Star-Tribune)
June 30, 2007
CHEYENNE (AP) — Poker players around the state can shuffle up and deal in restaurants and bars starting Sunday, but in Cheyenne they may be forced to fold before even seeing their cards.
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2007 WSOP Event 40 - Mixed Holdem Limit/No Limit $1,500
June 30, 2007
Winner - Fred GoldbergPrize - $205,271Nobody will ever be able to accuse Fred Goldberg of being lazy this year at the World Series of Poker.
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2007 WSOP Event 41 - World Championship Seniors No Limit Holdem $1,000
June 30, 2007
Winner - Ernest BennettPrize - $348,423Tony Korfman and Ernest Bennett were the last two players standing at the end of Event 41, the seniors No Limit Holdem tournament. Instead of getting bogged down in a drawn out battle for the bracelet the men instead had a short conversation.
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2007 WSOP Diary: Day 28, June 28th
June 30, 2007
As we get closer and closer to the main event, there are fewer championships awarded on a daily basis - but oddly enough despite the fact that there are no longer that many bracelets to play for, tempers seem to be getting shorter.
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2007 WSOP - 2 to 7 Triple Draw Lowball
June 30, 2007
Today, June 29th, two more events kick off, Event 47 - No Limit Holdem $2,000, and Event 48 - 2 to 7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) $1,000 with rebuys. Now would be a good time to answer the question that is likely surfacing in your mind: “What on Earth is 2 to 7 Triple Draw Lowball?”
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Loose Aggression
June 30, 2007
Loose aggression is generally considered a poor way to play Holdem. It’s pretty close to playing like a maniac, and is also a style that can easily be put on tilt. Loose aggressive players may even be percieved as players on tilt.
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Vega Promotional Systems Producing All Star International Poker Exhibition (SYS-CON Media)
June 29, 2007
VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (Pink Sheets: VGPM.PK) today announced it is producing a major international poker exhibition. “The All Star Transcontinental Challenge” will be a one-of- a-kind event featuring eight of the top professional poker players in the world, competing on national television for over $1,000,000 in gold.
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Seminole Indians to offer bigger betting limits and jackpots in poker games (Sun-Sentinel)
June 29, 2007
The Seminole Tribe of Florida will up the ante at its poker rooms starting Sunday with increased betting limits and tournament jackpots that could reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Poker may get trumped in Cheyenne (Billings Gazette)
June 29, 2007
CHEYENNE - Poker players around the state can shuffle up and deal in restaurants and bars starting July 1, but in Cheyenne they may be forced to fold before even seeing their cards.
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